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New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Issue 5</span></b><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="27%" style='width:27.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>October 2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:2.2pt;background:white; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>CONTENTS</span></b><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=25 valign=top style='width:18.75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>1.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=538 valign=top style='width:403.5pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#1"><span style='color:#1A6637'>News from the President</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;height:1.5pt'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>2.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:1.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><a href="#2"><span style='color:#1A6637'>OBITUARY: Peter Bortenschlager (1943-2010)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3;height:1.5pt'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>3.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:1.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><a href="#3"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>ISWA Communications Award 2010: Winner Announced</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4;height:1.5pt'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>4.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:1.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><a href="#4"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>ISWA Publication Award 2010: Winner Announced</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>5.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#5"><span style='color:#1A6637'>ISWA PROFILE: Håkan Rylander</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>6.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#6"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>New ISWA Managing Director Announced </span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:7'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>7.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#7"><span style='color:#1A6637'>ISWA International Waste Manager (IWM) Programme</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:8'> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='background:#FFF5DD;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>News from around the Globe</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:9'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>8.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#8"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>GERMANY: Environmental links developed with China </span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:10'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>9.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#9"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Europe: Commission plans to create Innovation Union</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:11'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>10.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#10"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>UK: Green light for Britain's first dual waste gasification power plant</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:12'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>11.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#11"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>EUROPE: Taking a closer look at Europe's renewable energy plans for 2020</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:13'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>12.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#12"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>UK: Urgent action on climate change - Government issues 'wake-up call'</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:14'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>13.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#13"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>EUROPE: Commission requests Italy to comply with Court ruling on Waste Management Plans</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:15'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>14.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#14"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>UK: Town sees human waste used to heat homes</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:16;height:13.5pt'> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='background:#FFF5DD;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:13.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Coming Events</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:17'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>15.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#15"><span style='color:#1A6637'>ISWA 2010 Congress - Hamburg, Germany</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:18'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>16.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#16"><span style='color:#1A6637'>Overview ISWA Meetings 2010</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:19;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>17.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="#17"><span style='color:#1A6637'>Calendar of Upcoming Conferences</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/images/sponsor1010_2.gif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT;mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_26" o:spid="_x0000_i1047" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/images/sponsor1010_2.gif" href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/images/sponsor1010_2.gif" style='width:435pt; height:79.5pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image002.gif" o:title="sponsor1010_2"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=580 height=106 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image002.gif" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/images/sponsor1010_2.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_26"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:2.2pt;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='background:white;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The ISWA General Secretariat is proudly hosted by the City of Vienna, Austria</span></i></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>If you have any interesting news or events from your country, it would be appreciated if you could please forward details by email to </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="mailto:iswa@iswa.org"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>iswa@iswa.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>.&nbsp;While it may not be possible to include every story, all submissions will be gratefully received. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=1></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>1. News from the President</span></b><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td width="85%" valign=top style='width:85.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>Dear Friends, Colleagues and ISWA Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>Two weeks ago, I represented ISWA at the Second Meeting of the Regional 3R Forum in Asia, which took place from 4  6 October in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>The Regional 3R Forum in Asia was established in November 2009 in Tokyo, when participants adopted the  Tokyo 3R Statement . Under the Tokyo 3R Statement, the Regional 3R Forum in Asia provides a platform for disseminating best practices, tools, and technologies concerning various aspects of the 3R to Asian countries. It furthermore serves as a platform to facilitate high</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>level policy dialogue at</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'> the regional level concerning the 3Rs, waste management, and interrelated issues in sustainable development on a regular basis. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="15%" valign=top style='width:15.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_27" o:spid="_x0000_i1046" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/images/Dr-savino.gif" style='width:58.5pt; height:75pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image003.gif" o:title="Dr-savino"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=78 height=100 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image003.gif" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/images/Dr-savino.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_27"><![endif]></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>This very interesting event has been jointly organised by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government of Malaysia, the Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Participating countries included member states of the Association of South</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Cambria Math"; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>East Asian Nations (ASEAN), People s Republic of China, Japan, Republic of</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'> Korea, Mongolia, Timor</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Cambria Math";color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Leste, Small Island Development States (SIDS) and South</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'> Asian countries. Additionally, there were local participants including central and local government officials, and representatives from the private sector, scientific and research institutions and other NGOs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>I am looking forward to seeing you soon at the ISWA World Congress in Hamburg!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Atilio Savino <br> ISWA President <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=2></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>2. OBITUARY: Peter Bortenschlager (1943-2010)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6'> <td width="66%" valign=top style='width:66.0%;background:white; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>ISWA Austria is saddened by the loss of its founder and long term President, Peter Bortenschlager, who passed away on 19 September 2010 at the age of 66 after suffering from a long illness.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Peter Bortenschlager was a top-official of the City of Vienna and a high-level waste management expert who, due to his achievements, was recognised internationally and contributed significantly to Vienna s excellent reputation in the field of environmental technologies and sustainable development.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Peter also held esteemed positions within ISWA International and played an important role regarding moving the ISWA headquarters to Vienna.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="34%" style='width:34.0%;background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/Bortenschlager2.gif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1A6637;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT;mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_28" o:spid="_x0000_i1045" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/Bortenschlager2.gif" href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/Bortenschlager2.gif" style='width:112.5pt; height:145.5pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image004.gif" o:title="Bortenschlager2"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=150 height=194 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image004.gif" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/Bortenschlager2.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_28"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:7'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:8'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#186531;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=3></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>3. ISWA Communications Award 2010: Winner Announced</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:9;height:193.5pt'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:193.5pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>This year, eleven communication initiatives were put forward from nine different countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="69%" valign=top style='width:69.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><br> The winners are:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>First Place  Vienna s Poop Scoop Success<br> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Vienna in common with other communities around the World had a problem with dogs fouling public streets, parks and other areas. Several previous attempts had failed, but in 2006, a mother of two toddlers secured 160,000 signatures on a petition. Thereafter, the City s waste management authorities introduced a comprehensive and progressive information, education and enforcement effort to persuade dog owners to  pack my poop in a sack . The sacks were provided by the city and extra doggie bins added in addition to the extra staff employed to impose on the spot fines and other sanctions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="31%" style='width:31.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/news/enews/2010/10_Oct10/19c.gif"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'><span style='mso-field-code:" HYPERLINK \0022http\:\/\/www\.wmaa\.com\.au\/news\/enews\/2010\/10_Oct10\/19c\.gif\0022 "'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#1A6637;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_29" o:spid="_x0000_i1044" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/news/enews/2010/10_Oct10/19c.gif" href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/news/enews/2010/10_Oct10/19c.gif" style='width:108.75pt;height:153.75pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image005.gif" o:title="19c"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=145 height=205 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image005.gif" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/news/enews/2010/10_Oct10/19c.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_29"></span><![endif]></span></span></span><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language: EN-US'><br> </span></i></a></span><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>&quot;Pack my poop in a sack&quot;</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:10'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><br> Second Place  Sweden s Waste Managers get Frank about Waste </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><br> Sweden s national waste management body Avfall Sverige has more than 400 members, mainly municipalities but also the waste management and recycling companies. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>In 2008, they embarked on Sweden s largest environmental movement, an internal promotion programme to galvanise the 16,000 workers for each of Avfall Sverige s members to promote three key components of Sweden s waste strategy: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Material recovery <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Hazardous waste, and <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Energy recovery <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>This required a multi-media approach to ensuring the message was accessible to as many of Sweden s citizens as possible. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Third Place  Waste No More </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><br> The Netherlands Van Gansewinkel Groep s inspiring initiative to <i>Waste No More</i> reflected the aspirations to move from traditional waste management services towards being a supplier of raw materials and energy for businesses and the community.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The Dutch communications programme was very comprehensive, starting with providing their employees with a home-based set of information, including CDs and games to interest family members.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:11'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:12'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#186531;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=4></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>4. ISWA Publication Award 2010: Winner Announced</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:13'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td width="26%" valign=top style='width:26.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/news/enews/2010/10_Oct10/19.gif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#1A6637;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_30" o:spid="_x0000_i1043" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/news/enews/2010/10_Oct10/19.gif" href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/news/enews/2010/10_Oct10/19.gif" style='width:90pt;height:123.75pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image006.gif" o:title="19"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=120 height=165 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image006.gif" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/news/enews/2010/10_Oct10/19.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_30"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="74%" valign=top style='width:74.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>Anne Scheinberg, David C. Wilson and Ljiljana Rodic have won the ISWA Publication Award 2010 for the report <i>Solid waste management in the world s cities</i>, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)  2010 (Published by Earthscan, London  ISBN 978-1-84971-170-8).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>Within the past year, it is estimated that more than 50% of the World s population now live in urban areas. Therefore, <i>Solid waste management in the world s cities</i> is a timely and welcome publication.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:14'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The report, conceived and produced under the leadership and financing of UN-Habitat as the third in their series on water and sanitation in the world s cities, was prepared by a large number of expert authors co-ordinated by the three principal authors and editors: Anne Scheinberg, David C Wilson and Ljiljana Rodic.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The publication benefits from both a wide spectrum of approaches to the assessment and management of waste and its recovery potential in developing, transition and developed countries and also these varying approaches are exemplified through 20 city case studies. The primary concern is the health and safety of the city s residents and those handling or being exposed to that waste or its potential mismanagement. Increasingly managing our urban waste resources and the sustainability of those decisions is becoming a stronger influence whenever we consider our role in tackling these issues. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>We commend this publication as essential reading for waste managers and all those concerned about resource management and the recovery of waste for further productive use. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The Award will be presented during the closing ceremony at the ISWA World Congress in Hamburg.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:15'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:16'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=5></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>5. ISWA PROFILE: Håkan Rylander</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:17'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="76%" valign=top style='width:76.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Name: <br> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Håkan Rylander</span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><br> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>(Chair of the ISWA <a href="https://www.iswa.org/en/305/working_groups.html?tx_bee4mememberships_workinggroups%5Bactiontype%5D=show_details&amp;tx_bee4mememberships_workinggroups%5Bid%5D=19" target="_blank">Working Group on Energy Recovery</a>)</span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;height:.75pt'> <td style='background:#EBF1E7;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height: .75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;height:.75pt'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>Company:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><br> SYSAV</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='background:#EBF1E7;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height: .75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3;height:.75pt'> <td style='background:#EBF1E7;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height: .75pt'></td> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>What is your background:<br> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Master of Civil Engineering 1972; Managing Director of The Swedish Association of Waste Management 1976-1993; Managing Director of The Gothenburg Region Waste Management Company 1993-1996; CEO of The Waste Management Company of Southern Scania/SYSAV 1996- ; President of ISWA 1996-1998</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="24%" valign=top style='width:24.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/hakan.gif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#1A6637;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_31" o:spid="_x0000_i1042" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/hakan.gif" href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/hakan.gif" style='width:112.5pt; height:125.25pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image007.gif" o:title="hakan"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=150 height=167 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image007.gif" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/hakan.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_31"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='background:#EBF1E7;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; height:.75pt'></td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; display:none;mso-hide:all;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>Did you always work in the waste industry?</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Yes, since 1972</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='background:#EBF1E7;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#636563;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Why did you decide to become part of ISWA?</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><br> I had a very strong belief in international co-operation and networking. Products, waste, emissions and pollutions don´t know of any boarders and we all, worldwide, have to work together to deal with the waste problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='background:#EBF1E7;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>What do you think is the biggest challenge facing the waste industry today?</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><br> Developing an environmentally and sustainably correct waste management worldwide, especially in the developing countries. The immediate big challenge, and it really asks for immediate actions, is to significantly reduce the emissions of Green House Gases from the handling of waste, especially from badly operated dumps.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='background:#EBF1E7;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Where do you see, if any, market opportunities for the waste industry?<br> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Everywhere, especially in the developing countries and in countries where waste management is still on a very low and undeveloped level, with a lack of an environmentally correct waste management and with a risk of severe health consequence.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:7;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='background:#EBF1E7;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:8;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#636563;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>What do you think the future holds for the waste industry?</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><br> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>A huge challenge to bring knowledge and professional competence to the developing countries. In that way, improving waste management and reducing health risks, environmental disturbances and the emissions of Green House Gases.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:18'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:19'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=6></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>6. New ISWA Managing Director Announced</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:20'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td width="77%" valign=top style='width:77.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>Hermann Koller has been unanimously nominated as Managing Director by the ISWA Board Members present at the Board Meeting on 18/19 September 2010. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>Hermann has served as Acting Managing Director for the last six months and within this time has proved his ability to manage ISWA very ambitiously, efficiently and carefully.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>The appointment is subject to the approval of the General Assembly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="23%" style='width:23.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/hermann.gif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#1A6637;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_32" o:spid="_x0000_i1041" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/hermann.gif" href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/hermann.gif" style='width:85.5pt; height:98.25pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image008.gif" o:title="hermann"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=114 height=131 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image008.gif" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/hermann.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_32"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:21'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:22'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=7></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>7. ISWA International Waste Manager (IWM) Programme</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:23'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The ISWA International Waste Manager Programme is happy to announce that nine new waste managers have qualified in the last two months. The levels awarded include five Intermediate, two Advanced and two International. The award of these qualifications is a promising indication of the high standard of waste managers that are working around the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>In the last two months, there has also been a change in the staffing of the IWM Programme. Rachael Williams (</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="mailto:rwilliams@iswa.org"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>rwilliams@iswa.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>) has recently replaced Gerfried Habenicht as the ISWA General Secretariat Administrator of the IWM Programme.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>If you are interested in one of the internationally recognised IWM qualifications, a brochure outlining the process is available on the </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.iswa.org/"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>ISWA website</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:24'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:25'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=8></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>8. GERMANY: Environmental links developed with China </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:26'> <td valign=top style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao opened a new chapter in German-Sino relations several weeks ago. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>According to </span><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.bundesregierung.de/nn_6562/Content/EN/Artikel/2010/07/2010-07-16-merkel-china__en.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Bundesregierung</span></a></span></i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>, Merkel and Wen signed a joint communiqué in Beijing to signal their closer co-operation. The communiqué describes in 28 points the framework for future relations between Germany and China.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><a href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/china_germ.jpg"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1A6637;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT;mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_33" o:spid="_x0000_i1040" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/china_germ.jpg" href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/china_germ.jpg" style='width:141pt; height:94.5pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image009.jpg" o:title="china_germ"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=188 height=126 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image009.jpg" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/china_germ.jpg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_33"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:27'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>In this regard, the Federal Chancellor added &quot;We have a strategic partnership which we will expand in the future.&quot; According to her, it is planned to hold regular government consultations in order to intensify co-operation at the highest level.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Co-operation expanded especially in the environmental area</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><br> Energy and environmental policy played a central role in the communiqué. It made reference to a variety of working groups and projects through which, in particular, there is to be closer co-operation in energy and environmental issues. These involve questions of coal utilisation, the recycling economy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, bio-diversity and the protection of ecosystems. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>For the full story, please visit </span></i><i><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#990000; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.bundesregierung.de/nn_6562/Content/EN/Artikel/2010/07/2010-07-16-merkel-china__en.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Bundesregierung</span></a></span></i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:28'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:29'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=9></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>9. Europe: Commission plans to create Innovation Union</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:30'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>A new study shows that meeting the Europe 2020 target of increasing R&amp;D investment to 3 percent of GDP could create 3.7 million jobs and increase annual GDP by up to ¬ 795 billion by 2025. One million extra researchers will be needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The European Commission's 'Innovation Union', tabled this week, sets out a strategic approach to innovation, driven by the highest political level.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The Innovation Union will focus Europe's efforts - and co-operation with third countries - on challenges like climate change, energy and food security, health and an ageing population. It will use public sector intervention to stimulate the private sector and to remove bottlenecks which stop ideas reaching the market.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>These include lack of finance, fragmented research systems and markets, under-use of public procurement for innovation and slow standard setting. The Innovation Union is a &quot;flagship&quot; in the Europe 2020 Strategy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>For more information, please </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#990000;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/index_en.cfm"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>click here</span></a></span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><br> To download the study results, please </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/pdf/demeter-costs-non-innovative-europe-zagame_en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>click here</span></a></span></i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:31'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:32'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=10></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>10. UK: Green light for Britain's first dual waste gasification power plant</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:33'> <td valign=top style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Planners have given the thumbs up to the UK's first dual waste gasification power plant after odour issues were cleared up.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="%20http:/www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=18750&amp;channel=0&amp;title=Green+light+for+UK%27s+first+dual+waste+gasification+power+plant+"><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>EDIE</span></i></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'> reports that the 12MW gasification plant due to be built in the Riverside Industrial Estate, Boston, Lincolnshire, was announced on September 27.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The plant, a joint application from Alternative Use Group and Alchemy Farms, is the first of its kind in the UK to <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/gas.gif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1A6637;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT;mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_34" o:spid="_x0000_i1039" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/gas.gif" href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/gas.gif" style='width:112.5pt; height:107.25pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image010.gif" o:title="gas"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=150 height=143 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image010.gif" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/gas.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_34"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:34'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>process waste wood and biosolids simultaneously as a feedstock to produce syngas, which will then be used to produce electricity. The power plant, due to be operational by late 2012, will produce enough electricity to power 10,000 homes and will create 27 new jobs. The site, when built, could be the first in the country to run on a mixed feedstock of wood waste and biosolids from wastewater treatment facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Consultants ADAS helped JHG Planning Consultants, planning agents acting for joint applicants Alternative Use Group and Alchemy Farms, with a detailed odour emissions impact assessment for the pioneering, and potentially controversial plant.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Based on ADAS's track record of modelling odour concentration patterns, the team, led by Steve Peirson, used sophisticated software to map how odours would disperse from the site.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The data was used to develop a robust series of measures designed to reduce the impact on local homes and businesses.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Source: </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="%20http:/www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=18750&amp;channel=0&amp;title=Green+light+for+UK%27s+first+dual+waste+gasification+power+plant+"><i><span style='color:#1A6637'>EDIE</span></i></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:35'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:36'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=11></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>11. Europe: Taking a closer look at Europe's renewable energy plans for 2020</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:37'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Europe is committed to obtaining 20 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. How is the responsibility for reaching this common target shared among EU countries? How will individual countries achieve their targets? The European Environment Agency (EEA) provides answers to such questions via a database, which facilitates the comparison of figures across technologies and between Member States.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Member States are obliged to submit National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) to the European Commission, outlining how they expect to meet their 2020 renewable target, including the technology mix they intend to use and the trajectory they will follow. So far, 19 countries have submitted this information: Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The key data have been extracted from the National Action Plans and made available for further analysis and comparison in a database. The main information is also presented in graphs and tables in a data report.<br> <br> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>For more information see:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.ecn.nl/units/ps/themes/renewable-energy/projects/nreap/"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>NREAP database, data report and figures</span></a></span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/transparency_platform/action_plan_en.htm"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>European Commission transparency platform for energy</span></a></span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/targets_en.htm"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Overview of national renewable energy targets</span></a></span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:38'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:39'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=12></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>12. UK: Urgent action on climate change - Government issues 'wake-up call'</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:40'> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td width="30%" style='width:30.0%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/climate.gif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#1A6637;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_35" o:spid="_x0000_i1038" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/climate.gif" href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/climate.gif" style='width:112.5pt; height:84pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image011.gif" o:title="climate"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=150 height=112 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image011.gif" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/climate.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_35"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="70%" valign=top style='width:70.0%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The first national assessment of how well prepared the UK is for climate change has been published by the Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC). Speaking to the ASC at the House of Commons, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Caroline Spelman emphasised that people must start preparing now for the 'unavoidable' impacts of climate change, to protect the economy, infrastructure and way of life.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:41'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The UK Government is pushing ahead with measures to ensure that climate change adaptation becomes an ingrained part of how we manage our natural environment - particularly in critical areas such as water efficiency, biodiversity and food production.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Adapting to climate change may also offer some major opportunities. The transition to a low carbon, well-adapted global economy could create hundreds of thousands of sustainable green jobs. But, everyone must take steps now to recognise the problem, analyse the risk and plan ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The ASC's report concludes that, with the impacts of climate change already being felt in the UK, people must start preparing now. It recognises that progress has been made by Government in raising awareness, and identified five priority areas where more action needs to be taken: land use, planning, infrastructure, buildings, natural resources and emergency planning.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>In response to the report, Defra has prepared a Strategic Statement, exploring how work will be taken forward in these areas.<br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://downloads.theccc.org.uk.s3.amazonaws.com/ASC/CCC_ASC_Report_web_1.pdf"><i><span style='color:#1A6637'>Click here</span></i></a><i> to download the full report</i></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:42'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:43'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=13></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>13. EUROPE: Commission requests Italy to comply with Court ruling on Waste Management Plans</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:44'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The European Commission asks Italy to comply with a ruling by the European Court of Justice in the area of waste disposal. In 2007, the Court ruled that either the Waste Management Plans required under the Waste Framework Directive and the Hazardous Waste Directive had not been adopted, or the existing plans were not compliant with the Directives in certain Italian Regions and Provinces.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.eulib.com/environment-commission-requests-italy-comply-with-11339"><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Eulib.com</span></i></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'> reports that the necessary plans were then adopted for Friuli Venezia Giulia, Puglia, Bolzano and Rimini. However, the existing planning framework in Lazio is not yet in line with EU legislation. The Commission has therefore decided to issue a Letter of Formal Notice under Article 260 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. If the necessary actions were not taken by Italian authorities, the Commission may decide take Italy back to Court and to request financial penalties.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik said: &quot;EU citizens have a right to a clean and healthy environment, so I urge Italy to ensure that effective legislation is brought in for waste across the country.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>For the full story, please visit </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#990000;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><a href="http://www.eulib.com/environment-commission-requests-italy-comply-with-11339"><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Eulib.com<br> </span></i></a></span><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#990000;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>For current statistics on infringements in general, please </span></i><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#990000; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/implementation_en.htm"><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>click here</span></i></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:45'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:46'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=14></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>14. UK: Town sees human waste used to heat homes</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:47'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td width="71%" valign=top style='width:71.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>Householders in Didcot, Oxfordshire have become the first in the UK to use gas made from their own human waste and supplied via the national grid to heat their homes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11433162"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>BBC News</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'> Up to 200 Oxfordshire homes will be using biomethane made from sewage they had flushed away three weeks earlier. British Gas, Thames Water and Scotia Gas Networks now hope to roll out the process across the UK. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="29%" style='width:29.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/waste.gif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#1A6637;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_36" o:spid="_x0000_i1037" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/waste.gif" href="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/waste.gif" style='width:112.5pt; height:81.75pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image012.gif" o:title="waste"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><img border=0 width=150 height=109 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image012.gif" alt="http://www.wmaa.com.au/ISWA/1005/waste.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_36"></span><![endif]></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:48'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>According to an EU directive, by 2020 the UK must ensure 15% of the energy it produces comes from renewable sources.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Martin Orrill, head of energy, technology and innovation at British Gas told the BBC News website supplying this type of gas through the national grid was a logical step in the UK's bid to meet these targets.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>He added that customers had no need to feel squeamish but should be proud of taking part in the unusual recycling effort.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#990000;mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>For the full story, please visit </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#990000;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11433162"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>BBC News</span></a></span></i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:49'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:50'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=15></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>15. ISWA 2010 Congress - Hamburg, Germany</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:51'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_37" o:spid="_x0000_i1036" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ISWA 2010" style='width:420pt;height:1in;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image013.gif" o:title="ISWA 2010"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=560 height=96 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image013.gif" alt="ISWA 2010" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_37"><![endif]></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:52'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#CE6500;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>ONLY 4 WEEKS LEFT!<br> Register Now!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:53'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#F4FAF1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>From 15 - 18 November 2010, the City of Hamburg will host the ISWA World Congress 2010 on <i><span style='color:#CE6500'>Urban Development and Sustainability</span></i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The Congress is a unique opportunity to participate in an international forum where outstanding experts in the different fields of research and practice will present and discuss the different aspects of a sustainable development in an urbanised world.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>In several parallel sessions, the participants will have the opportunity to hear about the latest developments not only in waste management, but in all aspects related to urban development. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>The Final Program has been updated! The Technical Tours are now integrated into the program. </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#CC0000;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.iswa2010.org/images/downloads/ISWA2010_Final_Program.pdf"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>CLICK HERE</span></a></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#CC0000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'> for an updated program.</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><br> For more information or to register, visit </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.iswa2010.org"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>www.iswa2010.org</span></a></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:54'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:55'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:56'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=16></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>16. Overview ISWA Meetings 2010</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:57'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;border:outset #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:outset #CCCCCC .75pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=64 valign=top style='width:48.0pt;border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:inset #CCCCCC .75pt;background:#FFF5DD;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Start </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=64 valign=top style='width:48.0pt;border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:inset #CCCCCC .75pt;background:#FFF5DD;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>End </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;background:#FFF5DD;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Meeting</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:72.0pt;border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:inset #CCCCCC .75pt;background:#FFF5DD;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>City</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=100 valign=top style='width:75.0pt;border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:inset #CCCCCC .75pt;background:#FFF5DD;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Country</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>12 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>12 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>ISWA STC Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Hamburg<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>13 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>13 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>ISWA Board Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Hamburg<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>14 Nov <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>14 Nov <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>ISWA General Assembly 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Hamburg<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>15 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>18 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>ISWA Annual Congress<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Hamburg<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>16 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>16 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Working Group Communications Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Hamburg<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>16 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>16 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Working Group Hazardous Waste Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Hamburg<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:7'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>17 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>17 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Working Group Landfill Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Hamburg<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:8'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>17 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>17 Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Working Group Healthcare Waste Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Hamburg<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:9'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>8 Dec<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>10 Dec<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Beacon Conference on Public Private Partnership and Hazardous Waste in DevelopingCountries in SEE, Middle East and Mediterranean Region<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Novi Sad<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Serbia<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:10'> <td colspan=5 valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:inset #CCCCCC .75pt;background:#EFF3E7;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#CC3300;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:11'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>23 May<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>24 May<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Beacon Conference on Waste Prevention and Recycling<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Vienna<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:12'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>31 May <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>2 June<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Conference on Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal: Leading Edge <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Moscow<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Russia<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:13'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>16 Oct<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>16 OCt<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>ISWA General Assembly<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Daegu<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Republic of Korea<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:14;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>17 Oct<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>20 Oct<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>ISWA Annual Congress<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Daegu<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td valign=top style='border:inset #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: inset #CCCCCC .75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>Republic of Korea<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:58'> <td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>l <a href="#top"><span style='color:#1A6637'>top</span></a> l<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:59'> <td colspan=2 style='background:#1A6637;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=17></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'>17. Coming Events Calendar</span></b><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:60'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td width="50%" style='width:50.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_38" o:spid="_x0000_i1035" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ISWA Event" style='width:16.5pt; height:12pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" o:title="ISWA Event"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=22 height=16 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" alt="ISWA Event" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_38"><![endif]></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>- ISWA Events </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="50%" style='width:50.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_39" o:spid="_x0000_i1034" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ISWA Member Event" style='width:10.5pt;height:11.25pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image015.gif" o:title="ISWA Member Event"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=14 height=15 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image015.gif" alt="ISWA Member Event" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_39"><![endif]></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>- ISWA Member Events</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:61'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:3.7pt;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;background:white; padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='background:#FFF5DD;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>October 2010</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td style='background:white;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_40" o:spid="_x0000_i1033" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ISWA Member Event" style='width:10.5pt;height:11.25pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image015.gif" o:title="ISWA Member Event"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=14 height=15 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image015.gif" alt="ISWA Member Event" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_40"><![endif]></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>27 - 29 October 2010<br> <b>Watch your 'Waste' Line Conference</b><br> Adelaide, Australia<br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.wasteline.com.au"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>www.wasteline.com.au</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td style='background:#FFF7DE;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>November 2010</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td style='background:white;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_41" o:spid="_x0000_i1032" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ISWA Event" style='width:16.5pt;height:12pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" o:title="ISWA Event"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=22 height=16 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" alt="ISWA Event" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_41"><![endif]></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>15  18 November 2010<b><br> ISWA 2010 Annual Congress</b> <br> Hamburg, Germany <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.iswa2010.org"><span lang=EN-US style='color: #1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>www.iswa2010.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td style='background:#FFF7DE;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>December 2010</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5'> <td style='background:white;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_42" o:spid="_x0000_i1031" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ISWA Event" style='width:16.5pt;height:12pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" o:title="ISWA Event"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=22 height=16 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" alt="ISWA Event" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_42"><![endif]></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>4 - 9 December 2010<br> <b>ARCPE/ISWA International Conference: Sustainable Solid Waste Management</b><br> Singapore <br> E: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="mailto:iswa@iswa.org"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>iswa@iswa.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_43" o:spid="_x0000_i1030" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ISWA Event" style='width:16.5pt;height:12pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" o:title="ISWA Event"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=22 height=16 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" alt="ISWA Event" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_43"><![endif]></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#636563;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>8 - 10 December 2010<br> <b>ISWA Beacon Conference on Public Private Partnership and Hazardous Waste in Developing Countries in SEE, Middle East and Mediterranean Region</b><br> Novi Sad, Serbia</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.iswabeacon.rs/"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>www.iswabeacon.rs</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6'> <td style='background:#FFF7DE;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>May 2011</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:7;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='background:white;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_44" o:spid="_x0000_i1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ISWA Event" style='width:16.5pt;height:12pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" o:title="ISWA Event"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=22 height=16 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" alt="ISWA Event" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_44"><![endif]></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>23 - 24 May 2011<br> <b>2nd ISWA Beacon Conference on Waste Prevention and Recycling</b><br> Vienna, Austria</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td style='background:#FFF5DD;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>May 2011 cont</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td style='background:white;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_45" o:spid="_x0000_i1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ISWA Event" style='width:16.5pt;height:12pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" o:title="ISWA Event"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=22 height=16 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" alt="ISWA Event" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_45"><![endif]></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#636563;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>31 May - 2 June</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'> <span style='color:#636563'>2011</span><br> <b><span style='color:#636563'>Conference on Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal: Leading Edge</span></b><br> <span style='color:#636563'>Moscow, Russia</span><br> </span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.waste-tech.ru/"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>www.waste-tech.ru</span></a></span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td style='background:#FFF5DD;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>June 2011</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td style='background:white;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT; mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_46" o:spid="_x0000_i1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ISWA Member Event" style='width:10.5pt;height:11.25pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image015.gif" o:title="ISWA Member Event"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=14 height=15 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image015.gif" alt="ISWA Member Event" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_46"><![endif]></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#636563;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>6  8&nbsp;June 2011</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><br> <b><span style='color:#636563'>Success by the Tonne</span></b><br> <i><span style='color:#636563'>Achievements in the transition from waste to resource management</span></i><br> <span style='color:#636563'>Sofitel, Melbourne</span><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="http://www.successbythetonne.com.au"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>www.successbythetonne.com.au</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5'> <td style='background:#FFF5DD;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>August 2011</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6'> <td style='background:white;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_47" o:spid="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ISWA Member Event" style='width:10.5pt;height:11.25pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image015.gif" o:title="ISWA Member Event"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=14 height=15 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image015.gif" alt="ISWA Member Event" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_47"><![endif]></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#636563;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>31 Aug - 2 Sep 2011</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><br> <b><span style='color:#636563'>National Landfill &amp; Transfer Stations Conference &amp; Expo</span></b><br> <span style='color:#636563'>Stamford Grand, Adelaide SA</span><br> <span style='color:#636563'>E:</span> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="mailto:alison@wmaa.asn.au"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>alison@wmaa.asn.au</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:7'> <td style='background:#FFF5DD;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>October 2011</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:8;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='background:white;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_48" o:spid="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ISWA Event" style='width:16.5pt;height:12pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" o:title="ISWA Event"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=22 height=16 src="ISWA_Newsletter_10_5_files/image014.gif" alt="ISWA Event" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_48"><![endif]></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'>17 </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#636563;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'> 20 October 2011<br> <b>ISWA 2011 Annual Congress</b><br> Daegu, Republic of Korea<br> E: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT'><a href="mailto:iswa@iswa.org"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1A6637; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>iswa@iswa.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DE-AT'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:62;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1A6637; 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